Draining-board for bars



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No. 508,740. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

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PATENT EDWARD NEELY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DRAlNING-BOARD FOR BARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,740, dated November14, 1893/ Applicationfiled December 26,1391. Serial a. 416,193. (No mode1 To all. whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWARD NEELY, a

.citizen' of the United States, 'residiugat Ohicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Draining-Boards for Bars, which is fully set forth in thefollowing specification,reference being had to the accompa nyingdrawings, in" which Figure Us a top or plan view of my invention,showing the top of the'ba'r cut away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal,verticalsection of the device taken' at the line'22, Fig.1. Fig. 3 is atransverse, vertical section, taken at the line 33, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is atransverse,; vertical section, taken at the line 44, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is atransverse, vertical section, taken at the line 5-5, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is aside ele-e vation of the partition removed from the trough. Fig. 7 is asectional view of the partition, taken at the line 77, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isa side elevation of one of the drip-boards;

,Fig. 9 an end elevation of the same; and. Fig.

10, a detached view of a portion of the ice-box.

My invention relates to an improvement in what are termed drain-boardsfor bars,which have a place for washing the glass-ware, an ice-box, anddrip-boards fordraining the glassware. Heretofore they have beenconstructed with the various parts stationary, thereby necessitatingdifferent drain pipes connected with the sewer, leading from thedifferent compartments.

My invention consists in making the trough of the drain-boardcontinuous, and .in making all the parts therein adjustable forconvenience of use, and also for thepurpose of taking the water from theentire drain-board by a single drain-pipe, all as hereinafter specified.I am able to make a drain-board much more convenient and much cheaperthan those heretofore in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Arepresents the ordinary bar, constructedin any wellknown manner.

Bis the trough of the drain-board, which I make of one piece of metal,bent or stamped into the form shown, having a curved bottom, and itextends the entire length of the drainboard. It sits in a box, 0, withcharcoal, or

other substance beneath it, as shown at D. I make on the sides of thistrough, at the top of the drain-board, ledges, E-E', and on the front ofit I also place a shelf, F, which extends the entire length of the frontof the drain-board. The inner edge of the shelf F is turned downwardover the upturned edge of the ledge E, forming a shoulder on the outeredge of the ledge E, which serves as a guide for the. movable dripboard.

G is a partition, which I preferably make of wood, the edge of which'isprovided with a rubber strip, H, secured thereto by means of nails, I,clearly shown in Fig. 5. The top of this partition is provided with twometal clamps, J and K. The side of the trough B, just above the ledge E,is provided with an oblong, metal socket, L, into which the pin, M, onthe clamp J extends, when the partition G is put in place. The clamp Jextends beyond the edge of the partition G and rests on the ledge E. Theclamp K also extends over and rests upon the ledge E and the shelf F.The side edges of the partition are beveled to pass under the projectingledges at the sides of the trough.

N is a thumb-screw, which forces the partition G tightly down into thetrough, by reason of its passing through the clamp K and screwing intothe edge of the shelf F. This makes a removable partition, which can beinserted in the trough, at any place where there is a slot L. Thefunction of this partition is to make a tight fitting partition at anydesirable part of the trough. This slotLmust be sufficiently'long toallow the pin M to swing laterally into it, as it is necessary to placethe partition G in the trough and turn it laterally beneath the ledges Eand E; the pin M passing along in the slot to the desired positiom O-Oare adjustable drip-boards, one side of which rests on the ledge E;the'other side resting on the ledge E of the trough, and is held inplace wherever the drip-board may be adjusted on the trough by theledges E and E. These drip-boards are covered with cor rugated metal,and they are inclined on their upper faces, as shown, so that the waterwill run from them into the trough. I

The bottom of my ice-box is composed ofa perforated shelf, Q, resting ontwo supports, R-R, which fit on the bottom of the trough, but havingopenings, S, for the water to pass freely by them to the drain-pipe, T,which leads from the trough to the sewer.

U, are metal tubes, open at both ends, and resting on the perforatedboard Q. Their upper ends are held in position by the metal plate, V.This plate rests on the ledge E, and has end-pieces which extend acrossand rest on the front ledge E. The metal tubes are adapted to receivebottles, to keep their contents cool, and they are sufficiently neartogether to keep the ice in the box, partly formed by them; the icebeing accessible at X, as shown in Fig. 1. The ice-box is longitudinallyadjustable in the trough. I also have metallic shelves, a, formed of twothicknesses of metal, the rear edge of which rests on the ledge E; thefront edge being formed by bringing the two thicknesses of metaltogether, rests on the ledge E. These shelves can be adjustedlongitudinally and placed in any position desired.

T, is a drain-pipe, leading from the bottom of the trough B, to thesewer. This drainpipe will drain the entire trough; but when one or morepartitions are inserted to make separate compartments, these must beremoved, in order to allow the water to pass them to reach thedrain-pipe T. This pipe T may be provided with an ordinary stopper orvalve, to retain the water in the trough.

I am able to make a simple, cheap, and efficient draining-board forbars, having all the appurtenances required, which are so constructed asto be adj nstable,and there is only one waste or drain-pipe necessary.

Having fully described the construction and operation of my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a drain-board for bars, the trough B, provided with a ledge E andE; and partition with beveled edges to fit under the ledges and providedwith rubber strips H, and clamps J and K, with which the partition isclamped sieciurely in the trough, substantially as speci- 2. The troughG provided with the ledges E and E; the shelf F having one edge turnedover the upturned edge of the ledge E, making a shoulder which serves asa guide for an adjustable drip board; and the adjustable drip board,substantially asspecified.

3. The trough G, provided with ledges E-E' the waste-pipe or drain T;the ice-box, having; perforated bottom Q, supported on curved supportsR, having openings S for the water to pass in the bottom of the trough,to a single drain-pipe, asspecified.

4. In a drain-board for bars, the trough B the perforated bottom Q withsupports R, having openings S; the tubes U; and plate V, provided withopenings for the tubes U- the plate V resting on the ledge E, and havingside-pieceswhioh extend forward and rest on the front ledge E of thetrough, substantially as specified.

EDWARD NEELY.

W1 messes.-

ALOYSIA HELMICH, H. D. HOLLISTER.

